There’s no doubt that entering a password to unlock your computer is one of the many ways to keep your data secure. However, if you’re the only person using the machine, those password prompts you receive after waking it up from sleep may become annoying.
Here’s how to disable Windows 10 password prompts on wakeup:
- Go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options.
- Select Never from the Require sign-in dropdown menu.
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Alternatively, you can also disable password prompts after sleep using the Windows Command Prompt:
- Run Command Prompt as administrator.
- If you want to disable password prompts on a laptop that runs on battery, type in the following line and hit Enter: powercfg /SETDCVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 0*
- If you want to disable password prompts on a device that’s plugged in, type in the following command and hit Enter: powercfg /SETACVALUEINDEX SCHEME_CURRENT SUB_NONE CONSOLELOCK 0*
*Set the value to 1 if you need to re-enable the password prompt on wakeup.
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